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| I_Mayo |
Posted on 18-04-2010 18:33
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lup_andrei wrote:
Il grande Philippe! In this rythm he will win all the ardenne classics. Can't wait for La Fleche!
PS: Cadel wasted his energy for jerk Kroon. He pays for his modesty ( a world champion working for a jerk like Kroon). Inadmissible!
... arghhh...wtf  ! I hate these fans, who thinks that their favourite rider should always be team leader for race. Who knows Cauberg better than Kroon, man? I'm sure that in FW and LBL Kroon will help Evans, so calm down boy.
And i wanna see ACs fans reaction, if Gasparotto will be Astanas leader for FW. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 18-04-2010 18:34
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roturn wrote:
1 Philippe Gilbert (OLO)
2 Ryder Hesjedal (GRM)
3 Enrico Gasparotto (AST)
4 Bert De Waele (LAN)
5 Roman Kreuziger (LIQ)
6 Damiano Cunego (LAM
Great Ride by Hesjedal or as I like to call him "Mr. Weight of a nation". I never though that a result this good could possibly be true. Keep it up for the Canadians.
Edited by valverde321 on 18-04-2010 18:50
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| Roman |
Posted on 18-04-2010 18:47
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I_Mayo wrote:
And i wanna see ACs fans reaction, if Gasparotto will be Astanas leader for FW.
Gasparotto wouldn't be Astana's leader in Fleche Wallone. He doesn't take part in FW or LBL. He goes home to prepare for Giro.
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| roturn |
Posted on 18-04-2010 18:54
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lup_andrei wrote:
Mendrisio was on hills i guess.. 
Well, nobody said that Evans is a bad hill rider, but he can`t be team leader in every race and like a few guys told here Kroon is living quite close to the Cauberg and he is good in hills too. Evans can`t get good results without helpers like Kroon. So he must help these riders in races like today.
This is a give and take between the riders. Otherwise a team couldn`t do a good job over the season. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 18-04-2010 19:26
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Strange the way that ended up finishing.
Great for Gilbert - though a little mystified that Schleck and Cunego didn't feature on the Cauberg. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-04-2010 19:35
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Everyone was extremely dead.
Saxo Bank made the race so hard they even killed their own leaders.
The ones who had hidden themselves the entire race, like Hesjedal and De Waele, had good finishes.
Which makes Gilbert more uberhuman, he did so many efforts and was still the strongest by far |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:11
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Well, I must admit today was a good race. Ususally Amstel is my least favourite of the 3 Ardennes classics. It may not be any more.
Still, Fleche is usually my favourite so I hope for a good race on Wednesday.
Also, Gilbert = machine.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:24
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Why is Fleche your favorite? That is usually the most boring race in the entire year except for the final 2km |
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| Thrige |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:28
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The last 2 km of Fleche Wallone is awesome
But yearh, the first 250 km sucks.. |
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| mrlol |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:28
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I just timed it from a youtube video; It took Gilbert c. 1:29 to climb the Cauberg. That's almost twice as fast as I did yesterday  (2:49). (now go on and say I was just being slow rather than him being fast  ) |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:34
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ruben wrote:
Why is Fleche your favorite? That is usually the most boring race in the entire year except for the final 2km
Not sure why it's my favourite, just is.
And the entire year point, beg to differ on that.
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| ruben |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:35
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Well the most boring classic off the year then |
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| lup_andrei |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:42
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Doddy13, Fleche is my favourite classic too, along with Flanders. And yeah, maybe Kroon knows the climbs better than Cadel but it doesn't matter if you don't have the legs (see last year's Amstel with Dekker being Lotto's leader). Anyway, maybe I was a little unfair with Kroon..
Edited by lup_andrei on 18-04-2010 20:46
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 18-04-2010 20:46
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lup_andrei wrote:
Doddy13, Fleche is my favourite classic too, along with Flanders. And yeah, maybe Kroon knows the climbs better than Cadel but it doesn't matter if you don't have the legs. Anyway, maybe I was a little unfair with Kroon..
Flanders is my favourite race of the year, that includes the GT's.
I can't explain why, but I finally made my journey to see it this year, it didn't dissapoint.
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| arthon |
Posted on 18-04-2010 21:27
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I'm happy that at least one of Belgium's superstars is winning something. I really hoped Ivanov could do the double, but it was obvious he was done on the Cauberg. Brilliant effort by Gilbert, nonetheless.
Edited by arthon on 18-04-2010 21:28
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| tgsgirl |
Posted on 18-04-2010 22:44
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lup_andrei wrote:
Doddy13, Fleche is my favourite classic too, along with Flanders. And yeah, maybe Kroon knows the climbs better than Cadel but it doesn't matter if you don't have the legs (see last year's Amstel with Dekker being Lotto's leader). Anyway, maybe I was a little unfair with Kroon..
He was ninth, so he obviously did have the legs.
Anyway. Apparently I was the only one left disappointed today. Not by the result - go Belgium! - but the race itself ... I just never got into it. I'm thinking it was grumpiness combined with +200 of cycling foreplay. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 19-04-2010 00:29
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Finally got around to watch the re-live on Eurosport (which they postponed twice...). For some reason, they didn't show what happened between 30 and 20 km to goal, but other than that, excellent race.
Awesome win for Gilbert. Truly deserved  |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 19-04-2010 00:33
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I also just saw the race but on youtube. That was a sick acceleration by Gilbert. Unmatchable speed and power on the climb. He's unbeatable at hilly classics.
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| jack888 |
Posted on 19-04-2010 05:58
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I watched a bit of the replay and heard this quote from the UK commentators(i think). They were going on a rant about the how parked cars are like obsticles for the riders and how it relates to mini golf "You have Golf, and Crazy Golf. This is like Crazy Cycling" |
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| Guido Mukk |
Posted on 19-04-2010 11:25
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some late reaction..
Great for Gilebrt..Lotto needed that. i presume that van der Broeck will be big questiom mark anyway. |
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